Yet he struck hard and fast, and soon had control of the valley's main towns.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

Pakistan's military has achieved a measure of success against Taliban militants in the Swat Valley and taken control of its main town,Mingora.

VOA: standard.2009.06.18

Pakistani authorities say security forces detained Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan and four other key militant commanders in what they are describing "a successful" military raid just outside the main town of Mingora in the Swat Valley.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

In Santa Cruz, the valley's main town, the white adobe church on the main square will have to be demolished.

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Across the bridge, Lovell Road came to a T at old Route 29, which used to be the main route between the Hudson Valley and Arlington, Vermont.

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He was eventually elected for Ribble Valley in 1992, served briefly as the Tories' main spokesman on Wales (in the absence of any Welsh Tory MPs).

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